adjective
- resembling or having the characteristics of cancer or a crab
Usage: medical; technical
noun
- a type of skin cancer, especially squamous cell carcinoma
Usage: medical; technical
Examples
- The pathologist identified cancroid cells in the tissue sample.
- The dermatologist diagnosed the lesion as a cancroid tumor.
- Cancroid growths often appear on sun-exposed areas of skin.
- The cancroid appearance of the tissue concerned the medical team.
- Early detection of cancroid conditions improves treatment outcomes.
- The biopsy revealed cancroid changes in the epidermis.